You are walking along a busy street and hear a train in the distance, sounding its horn. As it speeds past you, you notice that the pitch of the horn changes. What is this phenomenon called?

a. motion-variable pitch
c. pitch continuity
b. Doppler effect
d. Mach effect


B

Psychology

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Skinner raised his daughter in an "air crib" with the result that she ____.?

a. ?is a behaviorally disturbed individual b. ?was not adversely affected c. ?took longer to be cared for than children raised by traditional methods d. ?refused to look at people as an adult e. ?was unable to sleep in a regular bed

Psychology

Peripheral cues for hunger come from ____, whereas central cues come from ____.

A. learning; experience B. body image; actual weight C. digestive organs; the brain D. the hypothalamus; hormones

Psychology

In __________ tolerance, tolerance to one drug may extend to other closely related drugs

a. dispositional tolerance b. functional c. reverse d. cross

Psychology

What is flow?

a. Taking charge of your schedule. b. Making such a good decision that you have no doubts about its success. c. Being absorbed in a task so completely that you lose track of time. d. Being of service to others.

Psychology